Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) is one of the four departments under the ministry of Agriculture and cooperatives (MOAC) of Government of Nepal (GON). It was established in 1961 A.D. as Department of Food and placed in Singa Darwar, which later in 1965 was sifted to the present location of Barbarmahal, Kathmandu.In 1966, the Department of Food then was renamed as Food Research Laboratory. The laboratory later in 1980 was again converted to Central Food Research Laboratory and known by this name until it became the present department as Department of Food Technology and Quality Control in 2000 under MOAC, as mentioned earlier.

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Department of Livestock Services (DLS) was first established in 1939 as veterinary dispensary, which was transformed into Veterinary Hospital in 1940. Till 1964, 33 vet. Hospitals, 21 dispensaries and 18 check-posts were established. Five farms were also established during this period. In 1966, Department of Livestock Development and Animal Health was established and various livestock development programs like animal health, nutrition, breeding management etc. were implemented.

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सहकारीताको इतिहास नेपाली समाजमा धेरै पहिले देखि कायम भएको देखिन्छ । ढिकुटी, पर्म तथा गुठीको रुपमा संचालित पूर्व सहकारीका स्वरुपहरु तत्कालिन अवस्थामा नेपाली समाजमा प्रचलित थिए । यिनै पूर्व सहकारीहरुलाई संस्थागत स्वरुप दिदै सहकारी प्रणालीलाई आर्थिक तथा सामाजिक विकासको आधारको रुपमा विकास गर्ने र ग्रामिण विकासको उपयुक्त र प्रभावकारी माध्यमको रुपमा सहकारी प्रणालीलाई उपयोग गर्ने अन्तर्राष्ट«य प्रयासलाई नेपालमा समेत आत्मसात गर्ने क्रममा वि.सं. २०१० सालमा तत्कालिन योजना, विकास तथा कृषि मन्त्रालय अर्न्तगत सहकारी विभागको स्थापना भयो ।

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In view of, the high population growth, limited land, growing poverty, environmental imbalance, involvement of private and non-government organizations, decentralization and competitiveness and economic liberalization in international arena, the broad objective of this department has been to support and help achieve food security and poverty alleviation by the transformation of agriculture through diversification and commercialization.

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